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Crash2Parties

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1. It's odd to freeze evictions but not mortgages

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Mon Dec 7, 2020, 11:09 PM

Dec 2020

Freezing evictions is the humane thing to do.

Not doing the same for mortgages almost feels like an attempt by lenders to squeeze out all the remaining small-time landlords so their properties can be added to the banks' rental portfolios.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/02/single-family-landlords-wall-street/582394/

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Landlords go to court to fight Gov. Walz's eviction moratorium [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2020 OP

It's odd to freeze evictions but not mortgages Crash2Parties Dec 2020 #1

If the gov't doesn't offer assistance to small-time landlords Merlot Dec 2020 #2

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